LaHood, Miller Introduce the U.S. Trade Leadership in the Indo-Pacific and China Act

Statement

Ways and Means Committee Members Darin LaHood (R-IL) and Carol Miller (R-WV) today introduced the U.S. Trade Leadership in the Indo-Pacific and China Act.

The bill would provide a blueprint for Congress and the Administration to advance U.S. trade leadership in the Indo-Pacific region and with China through the encouragement of swift passage of the Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) and directing the Administration to make efforts to lead and modernize key trade agreements in the region. The bill also directs the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to articulate a long-term trade plan with China as the initial Phase One Agreement comes to a close.

"The United States must be a leader on trade in the Indo-Pacific as China seeks to exert influence in the region and throughout the globe," said Congressman LaHood. "The U.S. Trade Leadership in the Indo-Pacific and China Act utilizes 21st-century trade tools to strengthen our global competitiveness and ensure the world follows America's lead, not China's. I am proud to join my friend and Ways and Means colleague Congresswoman Carol Miller to introduce this legislation which will compel the Biden Administration to act to renew Trade Promotion Authority and outline a long-term economic strategy and report to Congress on further United States engagement with China."

"I'm pleased to work with Congressman LaHood in introducing this important trade legislation," said Congresswoman Miller. "Our bill compels the Biden administration to accelerate U.S. economic leadership in the critical Indo-Pacific region and to swiftly articulate a comprehensive trade strategy with China. This is necessary to provide clarity regarding America's presence in the region, as well as a clear-eyed economic plan for the U.S and China--a consequential bilateral relationship that needs careful consideration and vigilance."

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